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Researchers say a 16-year-old from England is the mastermind behind the Lapsus$ group; seven unique accounts associated with Lapsus$ were identified — Cybersecurity researchers investigating a string of hacks against technology companies, including Microsoft Corp. and Nvidia Corp. … | Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
A look at Lapsus$, a data extortion group that first surfaced in December 2021 specializing in stealing data from big companies by bribing or tricking employees — Microsoft and identity management platform Okta both this week disclosed breaches involving LAPSUS$, a relatively new cybercrime group …
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Twitter finally rolls out an update to DMs that lets users search messages for contents, not just names, on web, iOS, and Android — The search bar now scours the content of your messages — Twitter announced on Wednesday that its DM search feature has gotten a big upgrade …
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Google Play pilots a third-party billing option to select partners globally, starting with Spotify; Google said user choice billing still involves a service fee — Amid increasing global regulations over app stores and their commission structures, Google today announced the launch …
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Uber reaches an agreement to list all New York City taxis on its app, rolling out in the spring — Company that vowed to disrupt the U.S. taxi industry is now betting that traditional taxis will fuel its next wave of growth — Uber Technologies Inc. is becoming friends with a former foe.
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
DSCC report: Apple is planning a MacBook Air with a ~15-inch display and an entry-level iPad with a display bigger than the current 10.2-inch for 2023 — Apple has new form factors in store for the MacBook Air and entry-level iPad for 2033, according to a new report from Display Supply Chain Consultants.
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| Mitchell Clark / The Verge: |
Stephen Wilhite, one of the lead creators of the GIF, has died at 74; Wilhite worked on the GIF while employed by CompuServe in the 1980s — It's pronounced ‘jif’ — Stephen Wilhite, one of the lead inventors of the GIF, died last week from COVID at the age of 74, according to his wife, Kathaleen, who spoke to The Verge.
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| Matt Burgess / Wired: |
An attack on Viasat's satellite internet service as Russia's war began impacted 27K users in Europe beyond Ukraine; thousands of users remain offline a month on — The biggest hack since Russia's war began knocked thousands of people offline. The spillover extends deep into Europe.
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Roskomnadzor has blocked Google News, saying it provided access to “inauthentic” information about Russia's war in Ukraine — Russia's communications regulator has blocked Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google News, accusing it of allowed access to what it calls fake material … | Stuart Dredge / Music Ally: |
Spotify reports 2021 royalty payments: $7B paid out to music rightsholders, 1K artists generated $1M+/year of payouts, 16.5K artists generated $50K/year — Spotify launched its Loud & Clear website in March 2021, with the aim of “increasing transparency” around its payouts to the music industry.| Devlin Barrett / Washington Post: |
FBI seems to be targeting disgruntled staff working at the Russian embassy in Washington DC via geo-targeted recruitment ads on Facebook, Twitter, and Google — The FBI is trying a novel strategy to recruit Russian-speaking individuals upset about the country's invasion of Ukraine … | Dylan Martin / The Register: |
In a US Senate Commerce Committee hearing, CEOs of Intel and Micron urged Congress to pass $52B in subsidies to boost US semiconductor manufacturing — Gelsinger also confirms he's ended multi-billion share-buyback scheme — Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger on Wednesday urged US Congress yet again … | Dave Lee / Financial Times: |
Instacart will build micro-fulfillment warehouses for grocery retailers to support 15-minute deliveries, launching in the “coming months” starting with Publix — Company embarks on ‘new trajectory’ with grocery retailers as it seeks to fend off fierce competition| Brody Ford / Bloomberg: |
TikTok creators say a glitch in the registration process for TikTok's creator fund has prevented sign-ups for weeks; the fund started at $200M in 2020 — Many rising TikTok stars who recently qualified to be paid for their popular videos have been shut out of the registration system … | Paresh Dave / Reuters: |
Ukraine's Mykhailo Fedorov says the country is using Clearview AI's tools to identify the bodies of dead Russian soldiers and inform families — Ukraine is using facial recognition software to identify the bodies of Russian soldiers killed in combat and to trace their families to inform … Sponsor Posts
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